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Dumbest vintage Topps subset?

What do you think was a really bad Topps subset?

What comes to my mind immediately is 1973 "Boyhood Photos of the Stars" and those 1972 Awards cards (the pictures of the plaques).

Daniel

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  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    All the pink bordered 59s.

  • brad31brad31 Posts: 2,530 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Does one card constitute a subset? If so this gets my nod. Not my card just a screen shot I grabbed off the Internet.

  • PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,680 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oddly, I like almost all the subsets. Not necessarily because they're good, but I'm drawn to any cards that are different from the normal cards of the set. I love the 1972 Awards cards in particular. Remember, 1972 had the Kid Photos too, and more of them!

  • countdouglascountdouglas Posts: 2,271 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yeah, pretty dumb for the company that makes both Bazooka bubble gum and baseball bubble gum cards to sponsor a contest of major league baseball players blowing bubbles with Bazooka bubble gum, making a card of it, and then distributing it to children, who would never buy either of the products, right?

    By the way, George Brett was the Royals' entry into the competition, but he was ousted early. Had he won, that card with him on it instead would be even more iconic than it already is.

  • brad31brad31 Posts: 2,530 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Might have been one of the most popular cards from the ‘70s had Brett won.

  • mcolney1mcolney1 Posts: 974 ✭✭✭

    The contest was a big deal back in the day. I remember Joe Garagiola covered the event and it was highly produced. Still a silly card - not a fan of it in 1976 and not a fan of it today.

    Collecting Topps, Philadelphia and Kellogg's from 1964-1989
  • BaltimoreYankeeBaltimoreYankee Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting! I hate the 1972 awards cards but we have a response here of someone who loves them. Just goes to show how great the hobby is. I also love the Kurt Bevacqua card. To each his own!

    Daniel
  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭

    @LarkinCollector said:
    All the pink bordered 59s.

    You don't think Gibson is pretty in pink ? :)

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  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bishop said:

    @LarkinCollector said:
    All the pink bordered 59s.

    You don't think Gibson is pretty in pink ? :)

    Iconic, yes, but I don't want a card to be 'pretty' ;)

    63T Rookies (and anything else with floating heads) are pretty bad too. Sorry, Pete and Willie :'(

  • 81 Topps Guy81 Topps Guy Posts: 228 ✭✭✭

    @PaulMaul said:
    Oddly, I like almost all the subsets. Not necessarily because they're good, but I'm drawn to any cards that are different from the normal cards of the set. I love the 1972 Awards cards in particular. Remember, 1972 had the Kid Photos too, and more of them!

    I’m with Dave on this one, although I can remember opening packs in 1972 and 1973 and not being too excited about getting the boyhood photo or kid picture cards back then. Same with 1973 football, probably more of a challenge to find those cards in nice shape now since so many were thrown out seconds after being pulled out of the pack.

  • downtowndowntown Posts: 671 ✭✭✭

    @PaulMaul said:
    Oddly, I like almost all the subsets. Not necessarily because they're good, but I'm drawn to any cards that are different from the normal cards of the set. I love the 1972 Awards cards in particular. Remember, 1972 had the Kid Photos too, and more of them!

    I am another who likes the trophy subset. The hockey versions as well in the 1972-73 set

    I collect Seattle Pilots autographs, 1969 Topps autographs, Signed Mickey Mantle Home Run History cards and have a JC Martin collection (he was my college Baseball coach)
    Doug
  • waxman2745waxman2745 Posts: 717 ✭✭✭

    Not necessarily dumb, but the Prospects subset (with the black&white photos) just seems out of place with the rest of the 1979 set.

    Adam
    buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball
  • GreenSneakersGreenSneakers Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭

    Floating heads never really bothered as much as they seem to others. In fact, I always kind of liked the multiple first year player portraits by team (think 82T)

    Speaking of 82T, at the time as a kid, I never really liked the father/son subset. I'd never heard of most of the dads and didnt get why they were on a card if they were retired.

    I'd also say I was never a fan of the 75T MVP cards but I wont because I'd fear for my safety.

  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,086 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've always thought the 1972 Topps awards cards were good for autographs.

    I wonder if anyone has ever put together a collection of all the Cy Young Award winners' autographs on the 1972 Topps Cy Young Award card.

    Steve

  • Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,310 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Father/Son cards.

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  • Gemyanks10Gemyanks10 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭
    edited December 17, 2018 10:58PM

    Not sure if it’s already been mentioned, but never cared for the mid-late 1980’s Topps “Turn Back The Clock” cards featuring players previous Topps cards. It just seemed like “set filler” and sort of a waste and it seemed they could have came up with something a little better at that time. Hated pulling one of those from a pack back then.

    Edited to say that I just realized the purpose of the post was to discuss “vintage” sets, and not junk era. My apologies.

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  • EstilEstil Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭✭

    Not really a "subset" as such but I did always wonder why in the 60s/70s you often saw the Cubs team card/photo not be a real team photo but instead a bunch of little heads/headshots? And it was always only the Cubs and none of the others...why?

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  • craig44craig44 Posts: 10,393 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I never liked the turn back the clock cards either. really never liked any card with a reprint of a previous card on it. even the 1975 MVP cards. never liked those, but i think they are fairly popular.

    George Brett, Bobby Orr and Terry Bradshaw.

  • brad31brad31 Posts: 2,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 18, 2018 7:10AM

    @Estil said:
    Not really a "subset" as such but I did always wonder why in the 60s/70s you often saw the Cubs team card/photo not be a real team photo but instead a bunch of little heads/headshots? And it was always only the Cubs and none of the others...why?

    The Cubs did not take team photos in those years. Topps used official team photos on their cards. For that purpose the Cubs issued the head bubbles as their official team photo to MLB. I have some of them purchased at the ballpark as a kid and they are the same as the Topps photos on the cards. I have never known the reason why the Cubs did this - I always figured somehow it saved the team money by not having to hire a photographer to take one. Here is the 1972 one. The ones I purchased as a kid (later 70s) and given to me by older neighbor kids when they got rid of stuff (earlier 70s) were all head shots

  • PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,680 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Strange how in 1970 and 1973 there is a normal Cubs team card even though the official team photos for those years are still floating heads.

  • EstilEstil Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭✭

    They couldn't hire a photographer for one picture? No wonder they went 1946-83 without making the post-season if they were that cheap! :P

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    Quarters: 61D, 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
    74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
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  • Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,310 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the 1972 Cubs Team Card because it still has Ernie Banks on it. He retired at the end of the 71 season.

    Kiss me once, shame on you.
    Kiss me twice.....let's party.
  • How about the funny ring set in 1966 Football? Not totally part of the set but the checklist card was in the regular set

  • EstilEstil Posts: 6,866 ✭✭✭✭

    @Nathaniel1960 said:
    I like the 1972 Cubs Team Card because it still has Ernie Banks on it. He retired at the end of the 71 season.

    Oh that's too bad...I would've thought he would've been eager to "play [seventy] two!" :)

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    Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P+S, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
    Quarters: 61D, 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
    74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
    1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
    1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
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